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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- The Far-Right Revives Old Prejudices In Europe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The idea that the continent is being Islamised is a figment of the imagination of the Right.
- Tamil Nadu Removed From List Of Hiv High Prevalence States (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 25, 2007)
NFHS has put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent
Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31
90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions
- Grain Of Truth (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Oct 25, 2007)
Ration shops are burning all over West Bengal. They are being attacked, looted and put on fire by groups of angry, disgruntled citizens, who seem to have decided that they have had enough.
- Sudden Bonhomie (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 25, 2007)
The Indian establishment is virtually bending over backwards in expressing dismay at the recent attack on Benazir Bhutto, officially a nobody in Pakistan at the moment.
- Over 5 Lakh People Evacuated As California's Wildfires Rage (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 25, 2007)
In the biggest evacuation in California's history, more than 500,000 people have been moved out of their homes as wildfires, fanned by strong winds, raged for the fourth day across the southern parts of the state.
- Incentives Won't Do (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 25, 2007)
The Supreme Court's latest observations on the Union Government's schemes to provide maternity benefits to below poverty line mothers are sound common sense.
- Monkey Menace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 25, 2007)
Unlike other cities in India, or, for that matter, national capitals around the world, Delhi has a unique problem: A simian population that continues to grow in size despite the fast shrinking open and green spaces.
- Bobby Jindal, Who? (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 25, 2007)
There's nothing about the new Louisiana Governor that's Indian. Why celebrate his win?
- Protests Over Land Rights In India (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
On a hot, dusty highway some 40 miles (70km) from Delhi, a human column snakes its way towards the Indian capital carrying a unique message of defiance to the country's leaders: "Give us back our land."
- Poor But Defiant, Thousands March On Delhi In Fight For Land Rights (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
On a hot, dusty highway some 40 miles (70km) from Delhi, a human column snakes its way towards the Indian capital carrying a unique message of defiance to the country's leaders: "Give us back our land."
- Elephants Electrocuted After Beer-Fuelled Rampage (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Six Asiatic wild elephants were electrocuted as they went berserk after drinking rice beer in India's remote north-east.
- Final Advice From Drucker For Knowledge Organisations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2007)
What is the first sign of decline of a company? Not a splash of red on the financial statements, as accountants may tend to think, but ‘loss of appeal to qualified, able, and ambitious people,’ as Elizabeth Haas Edersheim writes in . . . .
- Israel Readies To Severe Electricity To Gaza This Week (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Israeli military experts have formulated a plan to gradually cut off electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip in response to ongoing rocket fire from the Palestinian area, officials said today.
- The Question Of Inequality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 25, 2007)
Income and wealth inequalities are rising alarmingly in India but they barely figure in public discourse. Yet, they threaten to undermine social cohesion.
- General (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
GENERAL (retd.) S.F. Rodrigues took over as Administrator for the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab in November 2004. In this interview, he speaks of his vision for the development of the city. Excerpts:
- Little Women (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 25, 2007)
LAST Monday – October 15 – a friend of mine sent me a message, reminding me that it was World Rural Women’s Day. I was intrigued, because I had not actually forgotten – I did not know about it to begin with.
- Haryana Has A New Partner In U.S. State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A Declaration of Partnership between Haryana and the U.S. State of Minnesota was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday to promote “active exchange of ideas, knowledge, and people as it relates to trade and investment, science and . . . . .
- Save The Lions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 24, 2007)
Efforts to save the Asiatic lion from extinction have suffered a grievous blow with five lions being electrocuted near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat.
- Carbon Sequestration For Better Dryland Productivity (Hindu, William D. Dar, Oct 24, 2007)
The world rejoices over the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to those who focussed on climate change, yet even simple agricultural practices can greatly help mitigate this global challenge.
- How Chimpanzee Groups Learn Different Skills (Hindu, Alok Jha, Oct 24, 2007)
Chimpanzees are the only animals, other than humans, that learn certain cultural behaviours — such as grooming, hunting or how to crack open nuts — from those around them, according to a study.
- Shamefully High (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Oct 24, 2007)
Prosperous Punjab is poor as far as saving lives of infants is concerned. In spite of lowest percentage of poverty-stricken population in the state compared to other developed states, Punjab’s infant mortality rate continues to be shocking.
- Don’T Violate National Population Policy: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Supreme Court today took serious objection to the Centre making changes in its policy on maternity allowance to expecting mothers in BPL families by removing the condition that it will be available only up to the birth of two children.
- Up Govt To Pay Fees Of Muslims Pursuing Professional Courses (Times of India, MANJARI MISHRA, Oct 24, 2007)
Admission fee up to Rs 1 lakh for a professional course will now be paid by Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government, if the student is from an underprivileged minority community.
- Beyond Quotas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 24, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu government is casting its net wider to get in as many people as possible under the quota umbrella.
- Big Brother Is Watching... (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, Oct 24, 2007)
GLOUCESTER, UK – The closed-circuit television camera lurking just down the street from the fast-food restaurant bellows menacingly at the first sign of a cast-off cigarette butt or fast-food wrapper. “Pick it up,” commands a booming voice . . . .
- Musharraf’S Largesse To Northern Areas (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 24, 2007)
In a significant move, President Gen Pervez Musharraf today announced a package of reforms upgrading the status of Northern Areas by creating a legislative assembly.
- Improving Indo-Pak Ties Us Priority: Burns (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 24, 2007)
In a significant move, President Gen Pervez Musharraf today announced a package of reforms upgrading the status of Northern Areas by creating a legislative assembly.
- Growth Through Social Justice (Frontline, John M. Alexander , Oct 24, 2007)
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
- Posco's Exit To Harm India's Image (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2007)
Make no mistake about it, if South Korean steel major POSCO pulls out of Orissa the bigger loser will not just be the company but the state, one of the poorest in the country, and its people.
- The Yasukuni 'Hero' (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 24, 2007)
In a Japan of resurgent nationalism, Radha Binod Pal’s dissenting judgment in the Tokyo war trials wins easy admirers.
- Nuclear Power To Remain Important Energy Source: Iaea (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Nuclear power is to remain a major source of energy around the world in the coming decades, especially given the concerns over climate change and energy security, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
- Hindi Print Media (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
“We need a Hindi version of Citizen Kane. The time is right for it.
- Bangalores Blues (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2007)
It is never easy to adequately meet the infrastructure needs of Bangalore City, which, in the last decade-and-a-half has turned out to be one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
- Employment And Growth — The Emerging Scenario (Hindu, C. Rangarajan, Oct 23, 2007)
With a 9.0 per cent GDP growth rate, even under the very conservative assumptions, the economy will reach a level where the workforce will match the labour force within a short period.
- Focus On The Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 23, 2007)
Agriculture can bring development to countries only if the governments reversed years of policy neglect and remedied investment strategies in the sector.
- Trafficking Of Children (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2007)
There is nothing new in reports that Pakistan is one of the biggest hubs of human trafficking — that is, the abominable business of transporting people illegally across borders.
- Economics & New Political Structure (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 23, 2007)
I DON’T often write about politics but on some occasions it is a subject that becomes difficult to ignore even for a person whose primary interest is economics.
- A Russian Economic Miracle? (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Oct 23, 2007)
My wife and I were in Moscow last month for the launch of the Russian edition of my book Unintended Consequences.
- Lions Endangered (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 23, 2007)
The death of three lionesses and two cubs by electrocution at the edge of Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary last week has once again drawn attention to the plight of this critically endangered species.
- Killing Kills The Purpose (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 23, 2007)
Ajmer Sharif on October 11 was one more episode of terrorism in a long Islamist series which is believed by many to have begun during the Munich Olympics on September 5, 1972 called Black Friday.
- No News Is Good News (Pioneer, Pyotr Goncharov, Oct 23, 2007)
Mr Vladimir Putin has said that he was pleased with his historic visit to Iran, the first by a Russian head of state since 1943.
- Behind The Tragedy In Africa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Genius and malign idiocy often inhabit the psychology of a great man. Dr James Watson is one such individual. One of the outstanding scientists in history, his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA won him the Nobel Prize and . . . .
- The Us Army Enlists Anthropologists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Despite strong opposition from anthropologists, army officials call Human Terrain System a way of anthropologising the Pentagon.
- Encephalitis Toll Approaches 400 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Nearly 400 people are known to have died from encephalitis this year in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring areas, officials say.
- Detroit Gambles On Casinos (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 22, 2007)
Even by the standards of America’s poorest major city, Bagley Street has seen better days.
- Talk To Iaea First: France (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Uncertainty over the Indo-US nuclear deal cast a shadow over the first Indo-French nuclear business meet here which was aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the atomic field.
- The Netherlands: Discovery Of A New India (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 22, 2007)
India is shining in the Netherlands
which covets its market and workforce.
But Dutch society is in ferment over immigration, which begs the question:
How long before the Indian workforce
faces the integration test?
- Bobby Jindal Faces Tough Tasks Ahead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Bobby Jindal, an Oxford-educated son of Punjabi immigrants who scripted history by winning the Louisiana Governor race, faces daunting challenges ahead when he takes over one of the poorest and low-literacy level States of the United States . . . .
- 'Ganga Has More Life In It Than A Forest' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Despite pollution from industrial effluents, garbage and sewage, the Ganga riverine system teems with life.
- San Jose Airport Lures Indian Carriers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
With more Indian carriers tipped to fly to the US, the Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is positioning itself as a major hub for the West Coast with a host of incentives.
- A Resolution Too Far (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2007)
The Turks are a proud, prickly people, easily offended by criticism. That much is clear from the row over a resolution, passed by a committee of the United States House of Representatives on October 10th, calling the slaughter of Armenians . . .
- Sex Education Can Save Lives (Tribune, Usha Rai, Oct 22, 2007)
THE Indian adolescent is no different from young people in other countries in his sexual curiosity and half-baked knowledge about sex and its dos and don’ts.
- Poor Infrastructure Casts Shadow Over Centre's Nrhm Scheme (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 22, 2007)
The benefits of much-hyped National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) are far from percolating to the people in the States where the Centre's flagship scheme intends to make quality difference in primary and secondary health services.
- Red Light Ahead (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Tata Motors, Renault, General Motors and now Hyundai - the number of companies promising India a car that costs $ 3,000 (roughly Rs 1.25 lakh) or less has shot up in a matter of weeks.
- Sting In The Stink (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
A World Health Organisation official has claimed that the current chikungunya outbreak in northern Italy is the result of climate change. Paul Reiter finds this widely reported statement absurd, saying it's used tyres, not global warming . . . ..
- No Deal Till Agreement With Iaea, Says France (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Uncertainty over the Indo-US nuclear deal cast a shadow over the first Indo-French nuclear business meet here which was aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the atomic field.
- Do The Right Thing In Northern Areas! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 22, 2007)
If the latest “package” for the Northern Areas turns out to be a mere “proliferation” of the malfunctioning “local bodies” system in the rest of the country, then the people of Gilgit-Baltistan would be greatly disappointed.
- Food Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2007)
FOOD, clothing and shelter are the three basic needs of mankind. Among the three, it is food which is the most important need…However, it’s an irony that this basic need…is not easily available…
- Item Number (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Oct 22, 2007)
Trust a Calcuttan to come up with the perfect political metaphor. We were chatting about the political mood of Muslims over tea and savouries on Id, and the conversation turned inevitably to the fate of Rizwan ur Rehman, the young man whose . . . . .
- Pmk Plans Stir On Obc Quota Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
The Other Backward Classes should launch a nationwide agitation to get their rightful share of Central Government jobs, Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss said on Thursday.
- Putin Announces New Nuclear Weapon (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday chastised the United States over its policy in Iraq and Iran, and announced "grandiose" military plans, including development of a new nuclear weapon.
- Don't Roast Turkey (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 19, 2007)
Despite calls from the United States and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to show restraint, the Turkish parliament authorised its army to launch a cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq on Wednesday.
- Hunger Stalks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
There could, after all, be some substance in the prediction that a substantial part of India would turn into sub-Saharan Africa while the rest prospered like California as the country proceeded on the path of economic progress.
- The Sick Child With No Remedies (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, Oct 18, 2007)
Improving existing institutions and setting up a higher education loan guarantee fund are some of the ways of treating the sickness.
- Ailing Higher Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2007)
SO Mr Arjun Singh, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, finds higher education a ‘sick child’.
- Pds Foodgrains Problem Due To Cut In Apl Allocations: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday said that the problem of shortages of foodgrains in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in parts of West Bengal had occurred because of the cut in the allocations for the . . . .
- Ibsa Committed To Reforms In U.N. (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 18, 2007)
Brazilian President points out that the world body remained a silent spectator in Iraq
Manmohan proposes better connectivity
The three countries sign seven agreements
- India Has 1 Lakh Millionaires (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Is rich getting richer in the country? It seems so as a latest study has found that India’s High Networth Individuals (HNIs) population has touched 1,00,000 mark at the end of 2006.
- Pm Gives Economics Lesson To Nigeria (Times of India, Diwakar, Oct 18, 2007)
On Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was back to doing what he is said to enjoy the most — teaching.
- The Crazier The Theory, The Better (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
There’s one question no one has raised at this inquest into Diana’s crash. Is it really possible that an elaborate murder, involving flashing lights, redirected cameras and ghostly Fiat Unos, could be organised by a family made up of . . . .
- The Whimsical General (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Pro-democracy demonstrators by the thousands may be willing to sacrifice themselves in the streets but stand little chance of success unless they - or other forces - can oust a jowly, high school dropout with delusions of royal grandeur . . . . . .
- Let Men Do Their Bit (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Oct 18, 2007)
For 30 years, vasectomy has been a political taboo, and the entire burden of family planning has been on women. But modern vasectomy techniques are a success in the West. India needs to try them
- Migrants Score Over Natives (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Migrant workers contributed (pounds sterling) 6 billion to the country’s economic growth last year and earned higher wages than their British counterparts, Home Office figures revealed yesterday.
- Making Sense Of It (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 18, 2007)
For a housewife or for that matter the average consumer, what matters most is the monthly bill.
- India, S. Africa, Brazil Vow Joint Fight For Poor (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The leaders of emerging powerhouses India, South Africa and Brazil pledged to work together on Wednesday to ensure a better deal for developing nations as they seek a common voice on the world stage.
- India’S Elderly Fear For Future (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Eighty-seven-year-old Indrani Warner sits in her room at one of India’s new homes for the elderly surrounded by the mementos of a lifetime.
- The Fata Lull (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
CALM has returned to the Mirali sub-district of North Waziristan, at least temporarily.
- Confucius On Good Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
THE most spectacular economic growth in the last 60 years has occurred in East Asia. In spite of being destroyed in the Second World War, Japan rose to become the second largest industrial nation.
- Onward March Of Federalism (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Oct 17, 2007)
As Nepal decides upon its federal Constitution, India’s contribution to the evolution of federalism makes for an interesting review.
- Alert Against Foodgrains Diversion (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 17, 2007)
The Union government has asked the West Bengal government to be alert against diversion of foodgrains meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) reportedly to Bangladesh.
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